Oh no!
Welcome to Quebec, my friends up north got a dump of fresh snow! I am in the south.
Snow in Juneā¦ no thank youā¦lol
This thing is loaded. Hope the birds save some for us
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I got corn in the ground two weeks ago, already sprouted up about a week later.
And, of course, some bird or squirrel grabbed some of the sprouts the day after I took the pic. Jerks. Iāve been thinking about getting an owl decoy to put out, since thatās supposed to scare them away. I hear mixed reviews on their effectiveness, but probably couldnāt hurt. Anyhow, thereās five plants left in one mound and six in the other.
Iām really looking forward to get three sisters action pretty soon (giggity). Corn, then pole beans, then squash basically on top of each other. Called the āthree sistersā from Native Americans who grew them together as companion plants. The pole beans are meant to climb the corn and the squash is meant to be a āliving mulchā in the area.
I also tried some amaranth (as a supposed āfourth sisterā) around the two mounds as a distraction-type offering to keep the corn safe, but that already disappeared as quickly as it popped up.
I always get kick out of the amaranth thing. Here we just call that careless weeds and spend a lot of time and energy pulling them upā¦ lol
One lady was trying to sell seeds at the farmers market, needless to say she didnāt have much luck. It grows wild here.
The same with purslane. My garden is full of it.
My veggies pics on in my log. It wouldnāt let me post more here.
Thatās a damn good haul ā¦ what zone?
I have about 55 busy bean plants that are about ready to start harvesting
Iām in 6a and only put my plants in the ground about 6 wks ago
It looks lonely haha
Thanks! I am in 8a so the early stuff is already done for me. Still have a few tomatoes, zuchini, lemon cucumbers, okra and a ton of cream peas.
Went out yesterday and started getting things ready for round two.
my early and late stuff has a very healthy and generous overlap being in 6a.
Iām about to start some late kale, spinach, pole beans, peas, and chard.
Just finished prepping a bed for overwinter garlic which will remain just soil until mid October probably.
Might overwinter some strawberries as I have another plot Iām planning out that is covered with pavers at the moment and has my container stuff on itā¦
How long have you been growing for?
I am thinking a couple more hills of squash and cucumbers, butternut squash, just fun stuff. I think I will start some more tomatoes for shits and grins.
The deer have been a real pain this year, so no cantaloupe and watermelon for me. Unlessā¦ hmmm. I may have timeā¦lol
I will wait until September/ October the beets, carrots, garlic etcā¦ I love sweet potatoes but the soil here just wonāt work with me.
My family has had garden as far back as I can remember. I got away from it for several years, but have been serious about it for the last 15 years. I took a break from it for a couple years and let the soil rest and did pretty well this year.
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Havenāt grown swt pots yet, will try them in container bags my wife got me for Fatherās day when I get some slips.
Iāll probably try some white potatoes next year and keep expanding.
I donāt have to worry about deer around me which is helpful except 2 of my 3 cantaloupes just up and died. The 3rd is going strong and my 3 watermelon are about ready to start fruiting.
I have 4 varieties of tomatoes this year that are fruiting like crazy - looking forward to eating and canning them (which I find fun/interesting for some reason).
Iāve been keeping one on and off for about 6 years now ā¦ some years I donāt have the motivation to prep/plant/maintain. One year I let my beds go to grass the year my son was born.
I think now that I have a good handle on the prepping process Iāll keep expanding and adding new beds and containersā¦
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I think itās a constant learning process. I really enjoy it though. I was hoping to have my greenhouse up and running for this year but got side tracked by life and the pandemic.
I have several pounds of veggies in the freezer so for me itās totally worth it. Would love to see some pics!
Oh for sure is ā¦ Iām really starting to understand the NPK ratios now and doing the home soil tests and soil structure was a mystery to me until probably this past winter when I did some deep reading. Itās an ongoing science experiment where I get to eat delicious and fresh veggies.
I had a small plastic cheap green house a few years ago I grew a few container tomato plants in that produced through September. Iād like to get a bit bigger, more structurally sound one that wonāt fall apart after a season to start seeds in and generally extend my growing season.
When my beans start producing a bit more and I have a good harvests Iāll post pics and for sure when my tomatoes, zukes and cukes can be harvested.
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@polo77j and @ChickenLittle Are you familiar with āset sprayā for tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables? It keeps the blossom active longer so it can be fertilized before it drops off?
I have seen it but never used it. One of mybpeeps swear by it. I usually throw some bone meal on them and then if necessary switch them. Beat them up a bit.
